[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 50 (Tuesday, March 15, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 13763-13764]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-05824]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

10 CFR Part 430

[Docket No. EERE-2012-BT-STD-0045]
RIN 1904-AD28


Energy Efficiency Program for Consumer Products: Energy 
Conservation Standards for Ceiling Fans: Availability of the 
Preliminary Technical Support Document

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of 
Energy.

ACTION: Extension of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: On January 13, 2016, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 
published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) for ceiling fans 
energy conservation standards in the Federal Register. This document 
announces an extension of the public comment period for submitting 
comments on NOPR or any other aspect of the rulemaking for ceiling 
fans. The comment period is extended to April 14, 2016.

DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule published January 13, 
2016 (81 FR 1687), is extended. DOE will accept comments, data, and 
information regarding this rulemaking received no later than April 14, 
2016.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons may submit comments, identified by docket 
number EERE-2011-BT-STD-0045 and/or Regulation Identification Number 
(RIN) 1904-AD28, by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.regulations.gov. Follow 
the instructions for submitting comments.
     Email: [email protected]. Include the 
docket number EERE-2011-BT-STD-0045 and/or RIN 1904-AD28 in the subject 
line of the message.
     Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy, 
Building Technologies Program, Mailstop EE-5B, 1000 Independence Avenue 
SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121. If possible, please submit all items on 
a compact disc (CD), in which case it is not necessary to include 
printed copies. [Please note that comments and CDs sent by mail are 
often delayed and may be damaged by mail screening processes.]
     Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department 
of Energy, Building Technologies Program, 950 L'Enfant Plaza SW., Suite 
600, Washington, DC 20024. Telephone (202) 586-2945. If possible, 
please submit all items on CD, in which case it is not necessary to 
include printed copies.
    Docket: The docket is available for review at www.regulations.gov, 
including Federal Register notices, framework documents, public meeting 
attendee lists and transcripts, comments, and other supporting 
documents/materials. All documents in the docket are listed in the 
www.regulations.gov index. However, not all documents listed in the 
index may be publicly available, such as information that is exempt 
from public disclosure.
    The rulemaking Web page can be found at: https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/appliance_standards/
standards.aspx?productid=5. This Web page contains a link to the docket 
for this notice on the regulation.gov site. The www.regulations.gov Web 
page

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contains instructions on how to access all documents in the docket, 
including public comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
Ms. Lucy deButts, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy 
Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building Technologies, EE-5B, 1000 
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone: (202)-
287-1604. Email: [email protected].
In the Office of the General Counsel, contact Ms. Elizabeth Kohl, U.S. 
Department of Energy, Office of the General Counsel, GC-33, 1000 
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 
586-7796. Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  On January 13, 2016, the U.S. Department of 
Energy (DOE) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) for 
ceiling fans energy conservation standards in the Federal Register to 
make available and invite comments on the analysis for ceiling fans 
energy conservation standards. 81 FR 1687. The notice provided for the 
written submission of comments by March 14, 2016, and oral comments 
were also accepted at a public meeting held on February 3, 2016. At the 
public meeting, various stakeholders have requested an extension of the 
comment period to consider the NOPR, technical support documents and 
public meeting presentation, and to prepare and submit comments 
accordingly. On March 2, American Lighting Association sent a written 
request for 30-day comment period extension due additional testing 
manufacturers have to conduct to review their existing products against 
the ceiling fan test procedures SNOPR, published in the Federal 
Register on June 3, 2015, and the conservation standards NOPR.
    DOE has determined that an extension of the public comment period 
is appropriate based on the foregoing reason. DOE will consider any 
comments received by midnight of April 14, 2016, and deems any comments 
received by that time to be timely submitted.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on March 10, 2016.
Kathleen B. Hogan,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and 
Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 2016-05824 Filed 3-14-16; 8:45 am]
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